AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 j) Q# M. L5 m" ~; a; R, V) w0 jNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - W% n1 q( h9 V$ l8 `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. M3 B6 @ \/ H$ R
. Q" w7 S$ E. ^4 @Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 a% `# O5 w+ Q eEstimated time to target is 28 minutes% J* B3 {0 x1 f' {
/ G# Z+ V1 j, c" XJapanese aircraft
6 s8 {* i0 g" {% T# Q G4M1 Betty x 101 d( A' {6 B1 ?3 \* [
9 c; F8 ^# A. s% S% u/ UAllied aircraft. V+ Y5 c3 V& c
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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2 {5 C3 O1 q7 c$ jAllied aircraft losses& ` i: y' {" J, X' @
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
# o) b, c) A2 |& @6 U P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
1 p" P9 d" U" ^3 l3 y! P P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
+ |; q( N5 Q# }6 ]% [ Catalina I: 2 damaged5 v, S) t; ]$ b9 ~' h) S2 E4 N" G
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Airbase hits 2
9 u% d" ~) K- h, h4 ?Runway hits 117 ?; A6 a6 [8 X& N7 v5 i
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& H& }$ ^, a2 s; o. m* k& r6 C/ \Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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A9 X5 l) m$ b* J: O# aWeather in hex: Light cloud i' v0 A2 M' C4 e2 n! C ?9 T0 u
0 o8 P8 S6 S' E% |7 x. ~Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* Z# y* j6 G- R0 q. d1 |Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- c! M, Q# O" o8 H
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses( z3 `" O1 c% y4 U( o
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2 _# t4 h& H w9 A' m8 }1 k Catalina I: 1 damaged0 Z" O6 t% H$ p
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
& G$ {: C9 U+ Z9 K A1 X! c8 D Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground/ j _, z$ O9 @" {1 x
; o& j% _( {; ~ Q8 F4 j/ WAirbase hits 3
+ h5 y" i6 Y6 S7 i; Y, dRunway hits 1
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: ] e- d' n0 @$ ]1 ONight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1337 ]7 \: I" q1 ^# {2 {
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
' y/ o" ~" j0 `' `3 x5 M+ U Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 O9 c3 p* F4 ?( m' f# Z/ A CA Kako
$ v# k/ @; F( N% Z6 Z CA Furutaka
7 @: @6 j2 p* m( K% h x2 h# c CA Kinugasa
1 `# ?9 u$ M# C) N CA Aoba
i2 R) H" Y: [. @2 K' R CA Chokai5 [" b5 U: W2 D* H: e- S6 d3 n
CL Yubari" Z3 d [; Y( O1 _9 i
CL Tatsuta3 T# @1 p2 T9 f [
CL Tenryu7 R8 G3 I+ \3 I. T: Z
: V& d* @) m$ q$ Y/ t9 BAllied ground losses:
, h# A* l% i( ]' L 57 casualties reported( U1 v+ W) O; {$ b( z I6 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 y, V1 x) N( X6 Y* Q8 ?% x1 c. _9 u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
K5 ~# D4 E" S Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled3 w$ B" A- }! M# c- J$ h
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 k3 P8 B# `" g8 _+ F
9 G4 j/ v4 t, Z& z% b: W% N$ tAirbase hits 3
1 e2 \4 c& U/ \. A# g! Q5 TAirbase supply hits 5
8 W, E) m( s: f* x) P. S; R3 p& ~Runway hits 10+ ^) ~5 l% m% d
Port hits 18# ` O4 T1 ? k1 F, D5 ~" H5 ?
Port supply hits 33 n, t$ e, N- G
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! R+ B6 u; s0 V+ X, [: y8 U6 u# O# IMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . J4 P: |: V X0 c0 C$ R! x
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! n% S$ e0 G* V6 S5 S
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 @! [4 V+ @: j, sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes* c" R# y9 S6 j- D
( c0 }6 q a1 H3 n# xAllied aircraft
$ e$ J2 O x7 X B-17E Fortress x 17, |, b0 i* M5 c. b6 N+ `* Z! _
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Allied aircraft losses, B3 b2 ?9 L" T* Z
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |